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In the preceding chapters we have presented some new methods to (1) get a better understanding of how response options are interpreted in the context of the scale and the topic of concern and (2) to make responses to different survey questions on the same topic comparable. Although we believe that we have made a step forward, there is still a way to go. Below we discuss some possible refinements and applications of the new methods.
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de Jonge, T., Veenhoven, R., Kalmijn, W. (2017). Directions for Further Research. In: Diversity in Survey Questions on the Same Topic. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 68. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53261-5_12
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